O-Score proof
Unofficial: IEC recounting disputed Sobantu Ward 35 after ANC challenge; MK led preliminaries
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets matched this exact story in grouped site-filtered WebSearch batches this audit (provisional; not exhaustive; not 13 independent searches). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (1 event, ET)
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Searches across 13 major U.S. outlets found no dedicated Sobantu Ward 35 recount package.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 1:36 PM ET
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:apnews.com |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:reuters.com |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:nytimes.com |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:washingtonpost.com |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:wsj.com |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:cnn.com |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:foxnews.com |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:nbcnews.com |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:cbsnews.com |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:abcnews.go.com |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:npr.org |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:usatoday.com |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026 site:bloomberg.com |
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid Date ET | 10 | NaN | No change |
Search terms
“Sobantu Ward 35 IEC recount Msunduzi ANC MK November 6 2026”
Method
- websearch-topic
- websearch-site-batch
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.